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MORRILL 00ILL
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B:LL PASSED IN LIN-
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OF THE STATE
The Morrill Bill which made pos-
sible the establishment of the State
College of Washington and other
land grant colleges of America, was
signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862
I provided for new economic and so-
cial needs, and also sought to equal-
ize educational opportunities so that
the children of the poor and of the
industrial classes would have as good
a chance as any other children to
make the most of themselves. The
State College of Washington was es-
tablished in accordance with the Mor
rill Act by the State Legislature of
Washington in 1891.
What the State College Costs
This institution has grown, until
today is one of the great land grant
colleges of America. It is proper
now for the members of the Grange
to know what this institution costs
the taxpayers, in what ways it is
serving not only the farmers, their
wives and children, but all the people
of the state" A careful study of
the accompanying tax dollar will be
illuminating as to the distribution of
the tax dollar in maintaining both
county and state governments. The
King County tax dollar shows that
the people of that county pay 97-100
ths of one cent for all services ren:
tiered by the State College of Wash-
ington. The Yakima county tax dol-
lar shows that one and 2-10th cents
is taken out of every dollar for the
support of all work offered under the
direction of our college.. These fig-
urea are somewhat below those of a
number of other counties of the state
but in no case does the amount go a-
bove two cents out of the entire dol-
lar. In Whitman county it is one
and 75-100ths cents; in Pierce county
97-100ths of a cent; in both What-
corn and Snohomish counties, one
and 14-100ths cents; while in Spok-
ane county, it is one and 2fi-100ths
cents, i
Even though this sum is small, it
- is right to know what returns, large
or small, are received by the people
of Washington for the maintenance
of our institution. If it produces
more dollars than it costs, it is a
:: good investment; if it costs more dol-
liars than it produces, then it is bad,
:and should be "cast into outer dark-
2less."
What are the Returns?'
There is a variety of wheat bred
and distributed by our State College
whlcb now constitutes more than 11
1)er cent of the wheat grown in Wash
ington ...... It is known as Hybrid 128.
and was developed from Little Club,
"" and Jone's Fife ..... It is now yleld-!
ing in Washington more than 375,000
"bushels of wheat annually in excess
of the amount its parents would yield
:if grown in its place ..... That is with
" "wheat worth $1 a bushel, our col-
lege should be credited with at least
.175,000 .....................................
.... Improved culture and methods of
seed treatment ..have reduced., the
state's loss from smut, faulty tillage
and similar difficulties by an amount
t which can reasonably he figured at
no less than 2. per cent of the to-
tal wheat crop ..... This saving on a
crop., of.. approximately.. 40,000,000
bushels per year amounts to at least
1,000,000 bushels of wheat saved, or
aproximately $1,000,000 annually, ..
The apple growers of Washington
recall that in the beginning of their
industry the codling moth threatened
it with destruction. Shortly after
our college entered upon a study of
this pest. At that time the fruit
growers were averaging more than
seven sprayings per year in the at-
tempt to control this great menace.
Our State College worked out an ef-
.,,fieient method of combating it. At
,that time Washington was losing nell
less than 40 per cent of its fruit crop
at present it is losing from 5 to 10
per cent. Conservatively figured,
the apple crop of Washington s worth I
annually about $65,000,000. If we
allow our college credit for only 21
per cent saving we should credit the
the institution with $i,000,000 a year
]a edlltloa to the e,rvie rele
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF AND TO THE "GATEWAY TO THE FAMOUS OKANOGAN C " /;
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BREWSTER, OKANOGAN COUNTY WASHINGTON.
CAr;00PERS ARE
VERY CARELESS
FORE3T FIRES DUE TO
LARGE EXTENT TO
CARELESSNESS OF
CAMPERS
State officers who are on' fire pa-
trol duty lmve found that the camp-
ers and autonml)ile tourists who ap-
parently are very careful about extin
guishing their fires after preparing
morning and night meals have been
growing forgetful during the noon
hour. One patrol officer last week
for example, extinguished six small
fires during a single nobn hour. This
was an unusually large number of
new fires to be discovered during
such a short interval, but the exper-
ience of the state deputies has been
that the danger of new fires increas-
es about the time the auto parties, af-
ter having enjoyed a hasty luncheon,
get ready to start on again. State
officials have asked for the co-opera-
tion of the public in seeing that all
camp fires are carefully extinguished
BABY WANTS NAME NOT GOLD
says mother.
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to the wheat and apple growers, the
college has helped increase the yield
and profit of every other leading
crop in the state.
Other Benefits
The poultry industry of Washing-
ton has made it possible for many
farmers on small tracts of land to
survive serious economic conditions
especially disastrous to the agricultur-
al classes. The poultry industry of
Washington is a direct beneficiary of
the Western Washington Experiment
Station and the Main Experiment Sta-
tion at the State College of Wash-
ington.
The increased production of alfal.-
fa through the use of fertilizer intro-
duced by our college has meant not
less than $200,000 a year; the salvage
from cows affected with red water,
not less than $300,000; and the pre-
vention of goiter and hairlessness in
domestic animals is worh at least
$200,000
The total specifically described as
saved in the above detailed account,
amounts to over $3,000,000, and is
only a chapter in the story of the
splendid service rendered by our
State College of Washington. Many
people would be surprised at these
amounts. They would wonder less,
however, if they realized fully what
With its great crops of many kinds
a climate wonderfully varied, and a
vast reserve of undeveloped resour-
ces, its vast crops go into the millions.
It is gratifying to know our State
College of Washington, even though
young, has for yeras been paying!
more than its way. But we can not
keep from thinking of larger issues
A nation can not buy its way through
a crisis with money alone. It must
think its way through, and this it
can not do unless it has well trained
leaders.
The State College of Washington
hsa for years been taking our sons I
and daughters and giving them the i
most efficient training, not only in I
agriculture, engineering, sciences,
and arts, but also economics and busi-
ness methods having to do with both
distribution and production.
Training for a Useful Life
But best of all, Eese youngpeo-
ple have been taught a great deal
about their opportunities and respon-
sibilities • s American citizens. These
young people trained at the State
Col!ege will assist greately in calling
attention to the fundamental needs
in the basic industry, agriculture. It
is necessary for the people of Wash-
ington, especially those livnig in
cities, to understand that there can
be no permanent prosperity in the
cities and in the state at large, until
agriculture prospers. We hope the
authorities of the State College will
permit no student to leave until he
knows that fundamental fact.
Conservative Economy Necessary
.... This is a time for economy in the
management of our city, county and
state governments. We are in ac-
cord with the movemett looking to
every possible saving, bu: we do not
believe that such economy can be
brought about by cutting off a frac-
tion of the relatively small amount
now paid to our tate College of
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JULY 28, 1922 NUMBER 6
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I ARGUMENT ON I STATEFINAN-
I i 30-10 BILL I CES IMPROVE
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hlS EVAN
BU RROW
FO,QTAINE
The son of multi-millionaire
Harry Payne Whitney, Cornelius
, Vanderbilt Whitney, has been asked
.... to give his name to the 18-month-
otd baby of Miss Evan Burrows
Fontaine, noted Oriental dancer of
] New York.
The action was started when the
engagement of young Whitney to
Miss Marie Norton, society girl of
New York, s announced.
The dancer claims young Whit-
ney wanted to marry her while he
was student at Yale but she,refUsed
as theirs was a true love match and
she didn't want to hurt his career.
He grew cold, she says, when she
told him of the baby, which she
now calls Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney, Jr.
It's a name not gold that my baby
/,|€$€ '/ARIE P4ORTObl wants, she says.
, Miss Norton says her friendship
--; : : ...... :: ..... ' ' ' I0 r young Whitney is unchangtL
Washington. If the basic industry
agricluture, and other allied lines, are
to be placed upon a prosperous basis,
false economy can not be employed
in the maintenance of our State Col-
lege. We can think Of many other
places where reductions can be made
with less disaster than at the State
College of Washington. We believe
that the small fraction of tle tax dol-
lar invested in the State College of
Washington is a paying investment,
and could even be increased with
EMPHASIZES THE "'
STATE PLATFORM
In a formal announcement of his
candidacy for re-election, U. S. Rep-
resentative Albert Johnson endorses
and emphasizes the planks on nation-
al affairs that were written into the
Republican state platform. Mr.
Johnson who is chairman of the House
committee on immigration and nat-
financial profits, not only to the farm- uralization, especially endorses his
er, but to the man in the city whose party's stand for restricted legisla-
prosperity is dependent upon the I tion, and declares himself in favor 0f
of the-countr - barring immigrants who are not eligi-
prosperity y. especmlly" emphasized in Mr. John-
son s announcement include national
TWISP BOY WINS
STATE ESSAY HO::O:t
In the whole state o Washing'on
the best essay written on the subject
of good roads was penned by our
Nemen E. Ridge, the paper being re-
cently submitted in a statcwide con-
test. The winning essay from each
state in this contest is submitted in a
national contest, and the winner in
the national contest will receive a coi
legs education. The following fron:
the Highway and Highway Transpor
Education Committee of Washington;
D. C., giving notice Cf award o;
state honors is self-explanatory.
"Mr. Nemen E. Ridge, Twisp,
Washington. Your essay submitted
'for entry in the National Good
Roads contest has been certified to
us as having been awarded first hen
ors for the state of Washington.
"We desire to congratulate' you Ul
on your success and.to say that yot:
essay will now be one of fifty-two o
fifty-three to be handed to the naioL
al judges for their consideration ih
the award of the four years universi.
ty scholarship offered by H. S. Fire-
stone, Akron, Ohio, a member of the
committee. The scholarship as you
are aware, is intended to defray tui-
tion and all reasonable expense o1"
1 successful contestant in college,
is valued at not less than $4,000.
i--" Twls@ New.
r economy, adherence to the principle
o£ representative government, sup-
por of the soldier's bonus, the mer-
clmnt marine, Smith-McNary recla-
mation bill and Columbia Basin pro-
ject. "My platform will be that of
the Republican party," he declares.
REDUCTION IN FARES
IS DOUBTFUL
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
Aon has intimated that it is not yet
convinced that general reduction in
interstate railroad passenger fares
can be ordered without jeopardizing
railroad revenues. The Department
of Public Works has formally asked
ior passenger rate reductions, and
will not abandon this position before
he Interstate Commerce Commission
Wimther the federal body would ob-
ject to the Department's attempt to
investigate railroad fares withing this
mte has not yet been made clear.
NOTED REBEKAH COMING
Mrs. Grace J, Harter, of Yakima,
President of the Rebekah Assembly
will make her official visit to this
Lodge Saturday night, August 5th.
All mmbers are urged to be pres-
seS.
SCHOOL BILL IS CAL.
LED UNFAIR TO
THE TAXPAYERS
OF STATE
Initiative 46, called the 30-10
equalization measure, has the follow-
ing arguments against it.
l-It is misnamed: It will not equal-
ize the distribution of school funds
and give equal advantages to every
child in Washington, but will require
an increase in state school taxes of
$3,750,000 annually. A mathemat-
ical calculation demonstrates that ex-
isting inequalities would be aggreva-
ted by the bill.
2-;t is Unnecessary l No education-
al emergency exists in this state. The
rural school system of Washington is
one of the best in the union, with
a maximum of expenditure and of
efficiency. Washington's schools
average far above those of other
states with one-room schools and
fewer poor districts.
3-The Measure will not succeed in
its announced purpose! Out of 2600
school districts less than three per
cent need relief. These poor dis-
tricts will not be relieved by the bill,
but their taxes will be increased.
4-1t is Etravagantl The needy dis-
tricts can be adequately relieved by:
less than $500,000 now available un-
der the existing tax system. The
bill, therefore, proposes to raise $3,-
750,000 needlessly.
5-it will Increase Taxes[ It requires
the taxpayers of the state, who now
pay $20 per school child, to pay $30
per school child into the state public
school fund. There are 375,000
school children in the state. The
bill, therefore, increases taxation by
$3,750,000 annually.
6-It is Based on Deceptionl It pro-
fesses to secure "equality for child-
ren and justice for taxpayers". But
it cannot give equal opportunity to
all school children and it increases
heavily the burden now resting on
the taxpayer. The claim that the
load will be lifted at the other end
by the lightening of district taxation
is contrary to human experience.
The same claim was made with re-
gard to the 20-10 law, but under its
provisions the district levy. during the
first year of it's operation increased
$3,792,805.44. The state of Oregon
under similar conditions experienced
the same result.
7-It Changes The Method Of Dis-
tributing School Funds-- At present
school funds are distributed on the
basis of pupil attendance. By in-
troducing the number of teachers as
a factor in the apportionment of the
30-10 school funds, the new basis
of distribution is intended to increase
the number of teachers while at the
same time increasing their salaries.
8-it Will Prevent The Consolidation
Of School Districts By Distributing
School Funds On The Basis Of Teach
ere As Well As Of Pupil Attendance
and by destroying the incentives to
consolidation given by the present
law. Often consolidation will re-
lieve needy districts without increas-
ed expense.
9-It Will Tend To Increase Teach-
ere' Salaries More money will be av-
ailable in all school districts and will
be distributed where sixty-five per
cent of school expenses go, to the
teachers' themselves.
10- With a bonded public indebted-
hess of a little more than $174,000,
000 and a tax increase during the
past six years of three hundred per
cent the taxpayers of the state of
Washington are already facing the
menace of confiscation. Business
and industry are being taxed out of
existence. The tax burden must be
decreased not increased. The
proposed 30-10 initiative bill is a
i tax-increasing measure and would
!place an additional and unnec-
essary burden on the already over-
burdened taxpayer.
INSPECTING THE
COLUMBIA BASIN
The preliminary federal survey
of the Columbia Basin Project was
started at Flathead /.e, the bi@
TREASURER BABCOCK'S
REPORTS SHOW SOME
LARGE SAVING IN
STATE'S FUNDS
State Treasurer C. L. Babcock's
monthly report shows that the state's
finances are making a continuous im-
provement this year. The balances
on hand during the present summer
are much larger than during previ-
ous years, and the general fund, in
)articular, continues to grow instead
of falling off during the middle of
the summer.
All the state educational institu-
tions show a healthy balance at pres-
ent, though in past years their ten-
I dency has been to stretch their ap-
i propriations. Gee. L. F. Hart's de-
mand for rigid economy il credited
with responsibility for this showing.
The Chehalis Normal School levy is
untouched, and the fisheries fund,
which had a deficit last year, has a
surplus now.
The mill tax levy, which the people
voted in November, 1920, to pay for
bonus bond interest and provide a
sinking fund for the retirement of
the bonds is taking care of the inter-
est on $11,000,000 worth of bonds
and providing $540,00 a year for the
sinking fund. The bonds may be re-
deemed after ten years, and Treas-
urer Babcock will seek to find a profi-
table investment for the sinking fund
so more than half the issue can be
paid off in 1931. The $1,500,000
of bonus bonds purchased with the
poll tax receipts are held in the state
i treasury and may be cancelled by the
next legislature. None of the poll
tax money has been touched except
as they were needed to pay soldiers
bonus claims. If the legislature au-
thorizes the payment of bonuses to
the rest of the "professional soldiers"
from this state, and amends the bon-
us law eo a number of claimants who
were barred by inadvertence can get
their money, these extra payments
can be made out of the poll tax re-
ceipts.
ELECTION PAMPHLET
BEING PREPARED
Work of printing the biennial elec-
tion phamplet which is mailed to all
registered voters by secretary of
state J. Grant Hinkle, is now under
way. As rapidly as the lists of reg-
istered voters is received from prec-
inct officers the envelopes are addre-
ssed.
The election phamplet this year
will contain copies of three consti-
tutional amendments, four referred
bills and two initiative measures. The
only bill on which both friends and
opponents presented arguments for
publication in the phamplet is the
30-10 school bill.
The three constitutional amend
ments are: one that permits trial o
)ersons for offenses committed on
railroad trains , boats, or other pub-
lic conveyances in any county
through which such conveyances may
pass; another fixes the final limit for
payment from appropriations at one
calendar month after the expiration
of the biennium; and the third rais-
ing the pay of members of the legis-
lature from $5 to $10 a day.
The referred bills are: No. 12, pro-
vlding for granting certlflcaue. of
necessity and convenience to public
utilities; No. 13, preserving the right
to enforce vaccination rules in con-
tagious disease cases, No. 14, and No.
15, safeguarding the direct primary
so as to prevent unauthorized per-
sons from voting in party primaries,
and legalizing party platforms so
that candidates who will not pledge
themselves to carry out party prom-
lists will be come ineligible to file.
Montana collecting basin, on Monday
last by Frank M. Goodwin, assistant
secretary of the interior. Marvin
Chase, State Supervisor of ,hydraul-
ics, and Fred Adams, educational di-
rector of the project met Mr. Good-
win at the Lake. The federal of-
ficials will make an extensive trip
over the enti h'riation project in
al its upetel,
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